Zand

Zand may refer to:

  • Zend, a class of exegetical commentaries on Zoroastrian scripture
  • Zand District, an administrative subdivision of Iran
  • Zand Boulevard, in Shiraz, Iran
  • Z And, a variable star
  • Zand Bank, a digital bank in United Arab Emirates


As a tribal/clan and dynastic name

  • Zand tribe, a former Lak tribe of western Iran, a member of which founded the Zand dynasty
  • Zand dynasty (1773-1794), a dynasty that ruled southern and central Iran
  • Karim Khan Zand (r. 1751-1779), founder of the Zand dynasty

As a surname

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